Studz
Studz was inspired by ornamental lettering from an 8th-century manuscript, to which Michael Harvey, British type designer, has given a “riveting” contemporary flair. The name suggests studded leather.
Studz was inspired by ornamental lettering from an 8th-century manuscript, to which Michael Harvey, British type designer, has given a “riveting” contemporary flair. The name suggests studded leather.
In 1987, Sumner Stone completed his designs for the Stone type family. ITC Stone solves the problem of mixing different styles of type on the same page. Most combined type…
Linotype’s Engravers Bold Face—with its wide set, extreme contrast, and sharp serifs—is instantly recognizable as a turn-of-the-century American business typeface. It is based on a typeface designed for the American…
Arthur Baker's display script Sassafras, designed in 1995, is based on the natural inline effect created when writing with a split-metal nibbed pen. Black and white are nicely balanced, giving…
A few years ago when Joachim Müller-Lancé was doodling shapes on paper, he made the following observation: “My sketches revealed how letterforms can be perceived not only as black strokes…
Gothic 13 is a bold condensed sans serif typeface. Originally designed in small sizes, Gothic 13 is very similar to Modern Gothic Condensed, which was a turn-of-the-century modernization of a…
In 1972, Herb Lubalin and Tony DeSpigna designed this typeface for the International Typeface Corporation. ITC Serif Gothic combines the readability of serif (roman) faces with the simplicity of a…
Linotype Decoration Pi contains two styles of typographic ornaments that can add visual interest and personality to newsletters, magazines, and advertising work.
Matisse's paper cutouts inspired Gail Blumberg, Adobe art director, to create a typeface of figures. Her biggest challenge: keeping each Cutout design in scale. It's not easy to make a…
Sanvito is an upright script typeface designed by Robert Slimbach in 1993. Named after one of the principal scribes of the Italian Renaissance, Sanvito is based on the highly practical…